Dillon was born in 1962 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, getting into the comics industry at 16 years old with Marvel UK anthology Hulk Weekly, later working on Doctor Who Magazine, and eventually launching his own Deadline magazine. He is best remembered for collaborations with writer Garth Ennis, beginning with the original Hellblazer comics, and eventually Preacher and The Punisher.

No immediate information was made available of the circumstances behind Dillon’s passing, but best thoughts to the family, and all those remembering his work.